perm

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see also: Perm

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /pɝm/
• (RP) IPA: /pɜːm/

Noun

perm (plural perms)

1. (US) A permanent.
2. (British) A permanent wave.

Verb

perm (perms, present participle perming; past and past participle permed)

1. To give hair a perm, using heat, chemicals etc.

Noun

perm (plural perms)

1. (informal) A permutation.
2. A combination of outcomes (not a permutation) that a gambler bets on in the football pools.

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Perm

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Proper noun

1. A historical region of northeastern Russia, corresponding to the Kama basin, a left tributary of the Volga.
2. A krai in Russia, near the Ural Mountains.
3. A city/administrative center in Perm Krai, Russia.

Related terms

• Permian

Translations

• French: Perm
• German: Perm
• Portuguese: Perm
• Russian: Пермь
• Spanish: Perm

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